Unable to join as DGHS DG in the face of protests, Dr Robed Amin goes on indefinite leave

Since being relieved of his appointment as director total (DG) of the Directorate Customary of Properly being Products and services (DGHS), Dr Robed Amin has no longer been coming to the verbalize of commercial.

On 18 August, Dr Amin, a professor of medication at Dhaka Clinical College, turned into once appointed as DGHS DG – the nation’s high public health put up.

He turned into once unable nonetheless to absorb the posting in the face of protests by the officials on the DGHS premises in Mohakhali, who by no device allowed him to enter his would-be verbalize of commercial.

Constant with DGHS sources, he had gone to the health ministry a replace of instances, hoping for some choice from there that will maybe maybe even in all chance enable him to be half of his verbalize of commercial. Nonetheless, he turned into once no longer allowed to enter.

Finally, on 12 September, the put up turned into once given to someone else by the health authorities. Since then, citing illness, Dr Amin has taken toddle away.

Contacted referring to this topic, Dr Amin told UNB, “I toddle to the ministry. But I would possibly maybe presumably not toddle to the DGHS.”

Asked if he turned into once indeed denied entry, he refused to present a straight solution, announcing, “I ultimate plan my job. I have not had this form of at once conversation with someone.”

He extra talked about that Dr Nazmul Hasan has been appointed DGHS DG.

“I have taken toddle away for an indefinite interval due to the illness. On the day he (Nazmul) turned into once given the accountability, I submitted my toddle away application. No choice has yet been made about giving me any diagram,” Dr Amin said.

It is some distance worth declaring that on 12 September, in the face of demands from health workers, Prof Robed Amin turned into once relieved of his appointment as DG of the DGHS.

At the a similar time, Dr Nazmul Hossain, DG of the Directorate Customary of Clinical Education, turned into once given the extra accountability of DGHS DG, in an verbalize of commercial uncover from the Properly being Products and services Division.